Innovation Segment : Non-storage EV components

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Generating electricity from tires in EV - Kansai University

Japan

A new technology concept unveiled by tire manufacturer Falken, called Energy Harvester, features two layers of rubber each covered in an electrode, along with a negatively charged film that interfaces with a positively charged film.

At the moment, it’s still in development by the parent company of Falken Tyres – Sumitomo Rubber Industries – and Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai University. As it stands then, the Energy Harvester could only realistically be used to power smaller things such as tyre pressure sensors.

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Innovation themes: Energy Harvester technology, Rubber walls as electrodes, Falken

Relevant for

  • Automobile engineer
  • Electrical engineer
  • Electronics engineer
  • Power electronics engineer
  • Microelectronics engineer
  • Telecommunications engineer

Innovation sector

  • Electrical engineering
  • Electronics & communications
  • Logistics & transportation

Domain

Sustainable transport

Type of innovation

Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholders

University researcher

Corporate researcher

Startup or entrepreneur

Solution provider

Industry

Transportation & logistics